“RadioNation” host Laura Flanders to give talk at UGA

Laura Flanders, host of Air America’s “RadioNation,” will talk about her newest book, Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians, on Tuesday, June 26 at 5:15 p.m. in room 148 of the Student Learning Center on UGA’s campus. A book sale and signing will follow the talk.

Matt Rothschild of The Progressive has described Flanders new book on strategies for Democratic victory in 2008 as “More than just a good news book...Blue Grit presents a smart, provocative argument that rebuts some of the conventional wisdom on the left... This is a meaty, rewarding book.”

Laura Flanders joined Air America Radio to host “RadioNation” when it launched in March 2004. Her writing is featured in The Nation, Alternet, Ms. Magazine and The San Francisco Chronicle and she is a regular guest on “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” The O’Reilly Factor,” “Donahue,” and “Good Morning America.”

A leading international expert on women and the media, Flanders was founding director of the Women’s Desk at the media watch group, FAIR, and is author of Bushwomen: How They Won the White House for Their Man, Real Majority, Media Minority: the Cost of Sidelining Women in Reporting, and
W Effect: Bush’s War on Women.

Flanders is in Georgia to attend the United States Social Forum taking place in Atlanta June 27-July 1. For more information on the US Social Forum see www.ussf2007.org.

The Institute for Women’s Studies is honored to bring such a preeminent writer, activist and feminist to UGA. For more information on Laura Flanders visit her website at www.lauraflanders.com. This event is free and open to the public. On-campus parking is available free after 5:00 p.m. For more information contact the institute at 706/542-2846.